placenames1901 census
106People recorded
28Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Flynn 14
- McQuillan 12
- Whearty 11
- McKeown 7
- McKown 7
Galroostown
Galrastún
Galroostown is a townland in Louth. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationGalroostown53.77939° N · 6.32166° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Galrastún · Irish · main form · validated name
- Galroostown · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Louth
- Barony
- Ferrard
- Civil parish
- Termonfeckin
- Coordinates
- 53.77939, -6.32166
- Mapped area
- 1.57 km²
- Logainm ID
- 34095 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
93People recorded
25Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McQuillan 15
- McKeown 12
- Whearty 8
- Flynn 7
- Carr 6
1926 census
85People recorded
21Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Flynn 10
- Corrigan 9
- McQuillan 9
- Carr 8
- McKeown 6
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Galroostown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-06-23. How this page was prepared.